The Veteran's duodenal ulcers are granted service connection. The appeal regarding the rating for migraine headaches is dismissed. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression) is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran’s duodenal ulcers had their onset during service, and granted service connection based on this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- duodenal ulcers, acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145371
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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